Losing Control of the Narrative in A Volga Tale
Our stories become us. It always happens after we die, of course.
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The Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz
Major themes: Torturing matter, Doomed eroticism, Unfinished modernity
Devil's Yard by Ivo Andrić
Major themes: Narrative confusion, Residue of truth, The eyes have it
Life and Fate (Part 3, Chs. 49-61) by Grossman
Major themes: Bureaucracy, Stalingrad, the meaning of Life and Fate